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Google · Google Tag Manager Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Google Ads Data Processing Terms Apply

High severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 298 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What do the user and Google agree to when the user's use of the Service is within scope?
“To the extent Your use of the Service is within scope, You and Google agree to the Google Ads Data Processing Terms at https://privacy.google.com/businesses/processorterms...”
Version CA-V-004726, captured July 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Google requires that, to the extent the user's use of the Service is within scope, the user and Google agree to the Google Ads Data Processing Terms.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Scoped use of the Service automatically incorporates the Google Ads Data Processing Terms as a binding contractual document, without requiring a separate signature.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt does not define 'within scope,' making the precise trigger for this obligation unclear from the quoted language alone.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If the user's use of the Service falls within scope, the Google Ads Data Processing Terms apply and bind the user.

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To the extent that the rules or terms of those promotions concerning the treatment of your personal information conflict with this Privacy Policy, the rules of those promotions will control.

Disney+ Medium

You agree that your access to the Services using these devices also shall be subject to the usage terms set forth in the applicable third-party beneficiary's terms of service.

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To the extent Your use of the Service is within scope, You and Google agree to the Google Ads Data Processing Terms at https://privacy.google.com/businesses/processorterms...

Excerpt from Google's Tag Manager Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Tag Manager Terms of Service
Entity
Google
Date stated by the document
July 24, 2018
As printed in Google’s text (version CA-V-004726), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
July 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004726, captured July 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-070826
Document ID
CA-D-000901
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004726)
edf9b658fbe3e10146869f42b4e6b410cf9c5ab034549ec78bf80d6e68c5d6eb
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 17:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-004726 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Google
Document: Google Tag Manager Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-070826
Version: CA-V-004726
Captured: 2026-07-11 04:15:43 UTC
SHA-256: edf9b658fbe3e101…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google/google-tag-manager-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-070826/google-ads-data-processing-terms-apply/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google's Google Ads Data Processing Terms Apply clause do?

Scoped use of the Service automatically incorporates the Google Ads Data Processing Terms as a binding contractual document, without requiring a separate signature.

How does this clause affect you?

If the user's use of the Service falls within scope, the Google Ads Data Processing Terms apply and bind the user.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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